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Canada is one of the world’s biggest video games markets and it continues to grow. 16,000 people already work in the Canadian video games industry, and 77 per cent of local games firms expect to hire new graduates this year, according to Entertainment Software Association Canada. Of course, most of …

All the key rumours on Sony's step into the next generation of consoles here

The boss of retailer GAME has reiterated that the chain could yet move to acquire store sites from HMV. Chief executive Martyn Gibbs made a similar claim last month. And if it is planning a move, it had best get a move on – HMV confirmed a fresh round of …

There’s less than 12 hours before Sony will almost certainly unveil the next generation PlayStation console – the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation Meeting 2013 is scheduled to take place in New York in a few hours, and in India, we’re either going to have to pull an all-nighter or set …

Administrator Deloitte has confirmed the intended closure of an additional 37 HMV stores. It has not yet announced which stores will be closing or when they will shut their doors. However, it will mean a further 464 staff will lose their jobs. The decision will leave HMV with around 116 …

Intel Developer Blog: Free Windows 8, HTML5 and cloud dev sessions make way to mobile event

After a notable absence in 2012, format-holder Nintendo has signed up to exhibit at Gamescom this year. The event, which runs from August 21st to 25th in Cologne, Germany, lost both Xbox and Nintendo as exhibitors last year as they chose to divert marketing resources to other campaigns. But Nintendo …

Getting coverage in the games press is easy. Just fly a load of journalists over to Seattle, show them a video with men talking very enthusiastically and fly them back. Simple. But how about the mainstream press? That can be a harder nut to crack, although if you want something …

Specialist retail chain Games The Shop has kicked off what it calls the ‘season sale’, offering up to 50% off on several games. Included in the sale are games such as Assassin’s Creed 3, Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution, Borderlands 2 and Dishonored. Discounts are applicable across all platforms and …

The world has united in memory of nearly two decades of PlayStation ahead of the reveal of the PS4 in New York tonight. The hashtag #PlayStationMemory is currently the No.1 trending topic on Twitter worldwide – one hell of an achievement for Sony’s marketeers. And a great start to what …